Trunk Shopping ☆ Gujrat Trunk Depot Crawford Market

If you live in Mumbai, you must have heard of Crawford Market. It’s as famous as Chor Bazaar (please click on the name to see the post about Chor Bazaar). Crawford Market and Chor Bazaar are two places many expats go for shopping during their stay in Mumbai. Crawford Market was named after Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of the city.

Crawford Market is massive. My friend took me to the area called Lohar Chawl, which I heard is famous for the electrical goods. There are other areas for fresh produce market, meat market, fish market, rice market, pets, crafts, textiles, electronics, furniture, cosmetics, linens and towels, you name it. It’s a type of market you go with a mission. You don’t go to Crawford Market which is open air for window shopping in this heat.

ムンバイにお住まいであれば、多分クロフォードマーケットについては耳にしたことがあるかと思います。ムンバイ在住の駐在員の方が一度は行ってみたい場所が、クロフォードマーケットで、チョールバザールと並んで有名です。クロフォードマーケットは、初めての市長、アーサー・クロフォードにちなんで命名されました。

クロフォードマーケットはとにかく広い。友人は、電化製品で有名なローハー・チャウルに連れて行ってくれました。他のエリアでは、野菜、お肉、魚、穀物、ペット、洋裁、布、電化製品、家具、化粧、タオルやリネンなど、何でも手に入ります。クロフォードマーケットは、目的をもった買い物をする場所で、ちょっと興味があるからウィンドーショッピング、という買い物には炎天下の中適していないと思います。

My friend took me to Crawford Market to buy trunks for a toy storage and decoration. I bought one, too, as you can see in the first photo. My helper told me that Indian people used to travel with these trunks (maybe some people still do?). I love the vintage look. The best of all, it was very inexpensive. The cream color (a bit of a marble with khaki which I didn’t realize until I got home) trunk I bought was 750 Rupees (about US$13). Isn’t this a bargain?

友人がトランクの買い物のために、クロフォードマーケットに連れて行ってくれました。私も上の写真にあるように、トランクを一つ購入しました。家に持って帰ると、お手伝いさんが、昔はインドの方はこのトランクで旅行に行っていたとか。ビンテージの雰囲気が気に入っています。何より、値段がお手頃だったのが嬉しかったです。私が購入したクリーム色のトランクは７５０ルピーでした。（日本円で今の為替相場で言うとだいたい1300円くらい。）気軽に買えるお値段ですよね？

The Gujrat Trunk Depot
267, Abdul Rehman Street, Mumbai, 400003
PHONE: 022 2344 9357
HOURS: 9:30 am – 7:00 pm

 

OTHER SHOPPING
Available in Lohar Chawl Area in Crawford Market

Party Favors
Goods you can make for kids party favors such as towels, backpacks, bags, lunch boxes and so forth were everywhere!

Artificial flowers
There are tons! They looked great and there are so many varieties! If you are looking for artificial fabric flowers in Mumbai, Crawford Market is the place to be. I’m horrible with plants and flowers, so I’m a fake flower person. I need to go back and look for artificial flowers.

Bombay Dyeing
My friend took me here. They have nice linens and towels with bargain prices.

Beauty Palace
I don’t have a photo of this place because I could guess that they would not want me to take photos. This is the place to go if you are looking for cosmetics or any hair products. It looks like Beauty Place is the place where hair salon owners in Mumbai would go to get supplies for their salons.

On the way to Beauty Palace entrance, there was a party shop. They have a ton of stuff that would be great for party favors.

Drop Off & Pick Up

The landmark for the drop-off and pick-up point for us was the Lohar Chawl Police Chawki. We walked to all the shops from here and they were all close by.

I have our trunk in our living room next to our small coffee table. I plan on bringing it to the kids play room. I just don’t know where to place it at the moment. I might have to get another one.

I hope you enjoyed my Friday Finds!